December 16, 2025 • 36 mins
UW Soccer head coach Jamie Clark joins the show to talk about his big National Championship win last night. Jon Wilner joins the show to talk about the CFB coaching carosel, what happens with Michigan and who are the candidates, gives his CFP predictions, and more. Jamie Munson from Simply Seattle joins the show to give away some gift cards.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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face off seven o'clock. The Boys are won seven to
one in their last nine games overall twelve twelve and
six on the season.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Husky men's soccer team winning the NCAA Championship last night
for the first time, getting a goal in overtime to
beat NC State on the road in the title game
three to two. We will hear from head coach Jamie
Clark coming.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
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Speaker 3 (01:49):
A, we're opening to look up with Jamie Clark from
the UB soccer team this segment. I just got a
text from our friend Kurt Swaboda, associate ad over at UDUB,
who says, quote, I'm trying to locate him. We just
finished our program. They moved down to the field and
are now taking photos. I think that's code for he's
pied and is looking for a sandwich by the way
(02:11):
before he comes on the air with you guys, and
I'm blaming the guy.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Whatsoever.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Man good for them first national championship in UB soccer
history with a three to two win over NC State
last night.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
But obviously and hopefully we will talk to the coach.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
John Wilder is gonna join us at five point twenty
next segment, by the way, courtesy is simply Seattle. Jamie
Munson's gonna hop on the air as well and talk
about a great fundraiser they got going for a great
cause at five point forty five tonight on the show,
a little fun with audio at six pm.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
But I mean, this game Thursday night.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
It's like you kind of wish it wasn't on a Thursday,
so you could have the entire week to talk about it. Right,
this game with the Seahawks and the Rams. You want
both teams at their best. You want both teams rested. Actually,
I'd love to be rested and have the Rams come
off three days. That'd be phenomenal. Yes, But you almost
wish this game was on a Sunday and not a Thursday,
so you have the entire freaking week to talk about it.
(03:04):
But we'll put that on hold for a second because
joining us right now on the radio show. If you
missed it, history was made in Carrie, North Carolina last
night on the back.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Side, Amen, Amen, in front.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
His latest honor for the first time in history, National champions.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
You know, he was asked, Jamie Clark was in an
interview last night, I saw this on TV. The greatest
thing about winning the first National Championship in udeb soccer history?
And he said, I think, quote the fact that I
get to go on KJR and talk about it with
my friend Softie and Dick is the greatest thing about
this title. And he joins us right now to realize
(03:59):
his dream of coming on this radio show is a
National championship. Head coach Jamie Clark is with us from
you doub right now. Coach, congratulations, how are you?
Speaker 6 (04:10):
Thank you? That was a lesser known quote, but you
guys nailed it.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Hey.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
I just want you to know I hear these postgame interviews.
I know it's being said, I am paying attention, but dude,
talk about that man that goal by Harrison BeRTOS, the
golden goal last night to wrap this thing up and
make you the first National championship soccer team and Husky
soccer history.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
What does that mean to you and your team? Man?
Speaker 6 (04:38):
I mean this is a sports city, right, shouts of
sports city. So you got to like earn your way
into you know, like to have the honor to be
around like the top dogs. And waving in the National
Championship is one of those things that's something you dream of,
something you want to do, and something that gets attention.
So it was a special night, special night for the guy,
special knight for the school, the whole thing, like, and
(05:01):
when you're doing it, you're just winning a game. And
then all of a sudden today through all the experiences
and that's why I was. I was running trambling late
today because we are part of a parade, like this
is special, so that's a fun time.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Well I was going nuts watching it on TV, watching
him run around with his shirt off. And then wait
a second, I see the official go over to the
video replay and I'm like, well, what's going on here?
So what was going through your mind after you thought
you'd won the National Championship? And then you saw it
being reviewed.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
I had run out on the field celebrated like the
old man I am. I fell down celebrating. I had
to get picked up. And as I'm getting picked up,
going a video review, and I was like, oh god,
if I if I wasted a terrible celebration on that,
like you can't do it. But no, we're terrified, like
that would have been that would have been bad news.
(05:53):
Have you celebrated we grabbed the trophy. We were celebrating
the trophy. If you had to put it back down
and try to pick up and play again, I don't
know what would have happened. So thankfully it wasn't upside.
That's what they were reviewing. And and there we were.
It was almost like we got a double celebration. We
were on away territory. I mean, Carrie, North Carolina is
five miles from MC state, so there were ninety five,
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ten thousand, you know, empty state fans, five hundred of
our fans, and there we are just like celebrating like crazy,
and then the place goes silent, like waiting for this,
and then we get to celebrated again. So we got
two celebrations out of one win.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
No, beautiful.
Speaker 6 (06:29):
Well.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
Jamie Clark is with us again from the uw men's
soccer team won the national title last night against NC
State three to two in overtime. And Jamie, if I
would have come to you three months and eight days
ago at halftime of your game with Seattle, you.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
And I think you know where I'm going with this.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
By the way, if I want to come to you
three months and eight days ago at halftime of that
match when you're down to nothing and said, uh, you're
going to win the national title, by the way, what
would you have said to me then? And what did
you say at half time of that game that led
to you guys winning that game seven to two and
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then nine of your next ten games, Because that seems
like the genesis for all of this.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Whatever you said at halftime of that game, it was.
Speaker 6 (07:15):
I mean, you got to believe. We know we were good,
we just didn't know how to do it at that point.
And I said, we got to break through. And you
just have those breaks. You can't you can't talk a
team into believing. They got to do something to believe,
but you have to give them belief along the way.
And that group, that group, that second half was was
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just it started at all and we tried. We only
won one game of our first five, and so we
either said, you know, if you're going to make us
better and we're going to let learn more lessons, which
we I think we did along the way, but they're
tough lessons and they're lessons that you don't necessarily want to learn.
All the top teams were winning all their games at
that point, and they were probably sitting, you know, really
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comfortable and happy. And then you know, I think we
were better for it. And the craziest part was we
lost our last three games for a regular season too,
so we were we were we were right on the
cusp of not making them the tournament, and you know,
we we were an at large team and uh yeah
we we We went from being an unseated team to
a national.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Champion well before those struggles in August and September, before
the season even started. Coach, did you think going into
the season that you had a team that could do
special things this year?
Speaker 6 (08:30):
As a coach, I'm I'm a I'm a I'm an optimist,
So I always think we got the guys, we got
the horses to do it. Now, obviously it's our job
to put the horse in the right places and make
him run, you know. But there, Yeah, we we had it.
We felt like we had it, but you know, we
had We had a lot of young guys who hadn't
They had played roles, but they hadn't been stars yet,
and I think that was our thing we need to do.
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They needed to take the first half of the season
to learn how to be, you know, the top players,
to be the sort of conference first team sort of guys.
And it took him six seven games and once they
started to believe that that's who they were, then they
went to work.
Speaker 7 (09:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Well, Jamie, before you let you go, Jamie Clark again,
you dub men's soccer coach winning the national championship last
night over NC State. I don't remember a year where
the spotlight was shining brighter on the soccer program at
You dubbed both your team and the women's team for
both good reasons and unfortunate reasons. Obviously, the women's team
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had a hell of a run themselves. But we all
know about Mia Hammont. She was on our show back
in May. We replayed our final interview with her before
the Wisconsin game with the football team. Give us a
thought if you can on what Mia Hammont meant to
the guys in your locker room.
Speaker 6 (09:47):
Man, yeah, I mean, you know, how do you how
do you take you know, in certain ways, one of
the toughest situations, you know, a group of the team faced,
our team faced. You know, it was it was you know,
it's it's tragic, it is what it is. But but
at the same time, it fueled some absolute magic and
(10:10):
a fueled chemistry. And it just shows you she was
with us. She was certainly with the women's team. I mean,
they they had one of the best seasons you can
ever imagine. They won hardware twice, right, winning the Big
Ten regular season, won the Big Ten they tournament. That
you know, she was with them and and she fueled them.
And I swear when when we went to two two
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last night with two months left in the game, I
have never felt more at ease. Everyone's like, oh, man,
were you panicking? And I said, uh, there's something, there's
something bigger than us pushing us right now, and and
our team, you know, responded And I don't know what
it is, but I can tell you sports are an
amazing catalyst for for for bringing these these unfortunate stories
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that bring people together and make you better than you are.
And we were, we were more than our pieces last night.
And I want to thank you know or or want
to think that it was something to do with me
along the way.
Speaker 3 (11:02):
No doubt, no doubt. All right, man, listen, great stuff.
I apologize for interrupting the celebration. I know it's going
to be a long one tonight, so enjoy it, have fun,
soak it up and we'll talk down the road. Coach, congratulations, man, coach, thanks,
thank you dog.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
You bet go dogs.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
Jamie Clark from the UW men's soccer team just won
the national championship for the first time in program history.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Very very cool. All right, we're gonna break.
Speaker 3 (11:27):
John Wilner is going to join what is going on
with a Michigan coaching search. He'll join next on ninety
three to three KJARFM.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
It's time for a weekly PAC twelve conversation with Senose
Mercury News reporter John Wilner.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
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next segment, so stay tuned for that. Here he is
our national Champion, the Pope of the Pack, the big
ten baron our friend Johnny Wilner.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
John, how are you, man, I'm good.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Thanks tell you guys, we're good. Thanks for being flexible man.
We appreciate that. We had to make way for Jamie Clark,
who won the national title dub last night, beating NC
State in overtime for the first ever soccer championship in
school history. So thanks for doing that, man, We appreciate
you being flexible. But hey, why don't we go back
to LA on Saturday night? How impressed should we be?
(13:14):
How impressed should Husky fans be by the Huskies annihilating
Boise State thirty eight to ten on Saturday?
Speaker 8 (13:22):
Pretty good?
Speaker 7 (13:24):
I would say, like on a scale a one to
ten and ten is just blown away impressiveness, you know,
probably like an eight ish. It was pretty good. It's
so much harder to evaluate what bulls mean these days
than it used to be. But I think, no matter
what your your standard is, came away from that thick
and day and that was really good.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Well.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
I just thought it was a great spot to have
a Bowl game, John, because so many of these Bowl
games are played at eleven o'clock Pacific time on a Tuesday.
And you had, I mean, you had picking a litter
like you had the entire sports universe. If somebody wanted
to watch sports, it was that game in prime time
on ABC on a Saturday.
Speaker 7 (14:06):
Yeah, it was interesting, you know, it was so early.
I believe that that is the earliest there has ever
been a bowl game. Yeah, they've never done it. The
day of the Army Navy game and the Heisman Trophy
and like the LA Bowl is going away. But I'll
be curious to see if that starts a trend like
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I would think if you're Washington, you know, maybe there's
when Boise, there's some benefit of playing so soon and
then getting into your off season. I don't know, but
it's I thought the timing was really interesting.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
Well, you don't get the extra practices. Normally you get
two weeks and in this case you get one week, right,
so you're missing the workout time.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
I guess.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
I don't know how valuable Jetfish thinks that is. But
speaking of Jetfish, the questions about his future just will
not go away, right, I mean, he's still being linked
to the Michigan.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Job, and I don't know, man.
Speaker 3 (14:58):
I mean, we had Rico Beard from the Ticket in
Detroit about an hour ago, and he doesn't think they're
going to hire anybody until this investigation's over because they
don't know who's going to be doing the hiring at
Michigan this may cost Ward Manual's gigs. So what are
you hearing on the Michigan coaching search and how much
we should keep an eye on Jed Fish's candidacy.
Speaker 7 (15:19):
I think it's worth keeping an eye on. I mean,
it is really screwy. So there's a couple of you know, benchmarks.
One is the portal opens on January second. That's a
big one obviously. Second, any school that has hires a coach,
the players at that school have to wait five days
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before they decide to enter the portal, which is also new.
Then you've got the fact that we don't know if
Ward Manual is going to do the hire, if he's
going to be the ad. And they also have an
interim president, so you know, if you've got a good job.
I know that there's a certain appeal to Michigan, but
you also want to know what the ORC chart looks
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like now the Fish situation. Also, you know there's a
next another layer to it. If I'm Michigan, I don't
want to have anything to do with anybody who feel
what was a Jim Harbaugh era. You know, employee, you
need you need to start fresh. But the question with
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Fish is it was so long ago, and he was
only there for what two seasons would Fish like When
people think about Jed Fish who worked for Jim Harbaugh.
I don't know that you make that the connection is
as strong with Fish as it would be for somebody
who worked with Harbaugh this decade while they had all
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the scandals. But they certainly have got to consider that
Fish did work for Michigan during the Harbaugh era, and
I don't know how they'll kind of come down on
that piece.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
Who do you think the best fit is there? John,
if you just had pick.
Speaker 7 (16:58):
Of the litter, well, I think they need for sure,
they need an offensive coach because they have got to
develop Brice Underwood. I am sure he will be coming back.
I would imagine that it's part of his NIL deal,
But you know you got to show him that next
season he's gonna They're gonna develop him.
Speaker 8 (17:19):
So that's a big thing.
Speaker 7 (17:20):
Gonna have hired offensive coach. They got to modernize on
that side of the ball. I mean, I think Kalin
de bois in a lot of ways Kaylen de bores
the ideal Vicky. He's from the Upper Midwest, Michigan was
his dream job. But the question is if Alabama loses.
Is it possible he would leave if they losed Oklahoma?
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I don't know right, but he would be a top
my list for sure. The guy they should have hired
but he's not available is Matt Campbell, who did a
great job at Iowa State and now is at Penn State.
If Michigan had done this, you know, a week earlier,
they could have gotten Matt Campbell.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Did you hear Dillingham's response today to the mission?
Speaker 7 (18:00):
I did so. I actually do not think billing him.
If I'm Michigan, certainly I would make that call. But
if I don't think billing him wants to leave ASU.
I think he's trying to negotiate for more Anile money,
more money for his staff, and more money for operations
to try to compete with Texas Tech.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Well, let me let me just ask you the question
I think I asked you a week ago, and that
what Dick and I have been talking about. How far
down the list do you think that Michigan is going
to have to go before they would offer the job
the Jetfish?
Speaker 8 (18:31):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (18:32):
Three or four guys say no?
Speaker 8 (18:33):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Ten guys say no?
Speaker 7 (18:34):
Is it?
Speaker 3 (18:35):
Two guys say no? How far because we had Rico
beard on and Dick. What was the line he used
about Jetfish at Michigan.
Speaker 4 (18:41):
He said he'd go once they got to jet Fish,
their search would be over it exactly because would they
believe he would just say yes.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
It was like the backup proper, the backup prompts, Yes,
the backup prom date at Michigan that you know, uh,
worse comes to worse. Break glass here and Jetfish would
be the next coach. But how far down a list
did they have to go before they break the glass?
Speaker 8 (19:04):
Five or six candidates?
Speaker 7 (19:06):
I don't think he would be a top if you're
thinking about it from the standpoint of Michigan fans. I mean,
they just beat Washington badly, and Michigan fans also know
Washington lost to Wisconsin right and lost four games, didn't
beat Ohio State. You know, I think that there's gonna
be he's My guess is he's a top the second tier.
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Now if you're Michigan though, and you got I mean,
that's a top five job nationally, maybe a top three
job nationally. So I think that they'll they will go
take a swing at some heavy hitters. Maybe there's somebody
in the NFL that we don't know about a coordinator
that would look good. But I would say I would
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put Fish number one on the second tier.
Speaker 4 (19:51):
So just to clarify, John, do you think Caylan was
ever offered the job or do you think Kaylan just
sees it as like, ah, that's just too much uncertainty
right now to get out ahead of it and just
and just say, you know, I'm not going anywhere.
Speaker 7 (20:05):
I would think that Michigan's people have had some conversations
with debort with with Jimmy Sexton put it that way.
I wouldn't be surprised at all about that. Now. I
don't know for sure, you know, the dubor he says
he's committed. But if they if Oklahoma beats them twenty
eight to ten and Alabama fans are up in arms, right,
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you know, maybe he leaves. But then again, maybe he's
not as attractive to Michigan at that point. I don't know.
Speaker 3 (20:32):
Yeah, Well, John Wilners was us. And just one more
on the Jed Michigan thing. I think the concern that
some Husky fans would have is that if Jedfish takes off,
he would bring Demon Williams with him, because of Bryce
Underwood being on the Michigan roster. Is that the case?
Because John, here's my question about this man. I don't
know how long Bryce Underwood's contract is with Michigan.
Speaker 2 (20:53):
Hell USC just announced.
Speaker 3 (20:55):
They're going to resign three players to new deals, new
nil deals to stay at the Trojans. So maybe Bryce Underwood,
who came to Michigan to play for Sharad Moore, I guess,
would leave, and maybe he goes somewhere else, and maybe
Jed brings Demon Williams with them. I mean, can we
can we kind of, you know, say no to any
possibility when it comes to these quarterbacks. And how concerned
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should Husky fans be that he would take dem On
with him if he goes.
Speaker 7 (21:21):
I think Soutter would stand at Michigan. He's getting paid
too much money by Michigan people, and he's from I
believe he's from Michigan, So I think that I would.
If I was a Washington fan, I would not be
too worried about that. But I'll tell you the other thing.
If I'm a Washington fan and Jedfish leaves, I'm not
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gonna sweat it because all Washington's gotta do is hire
Jason Eck from New Mexico and everything will be fine.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
H I love it, love it.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Yeah, I just want they got to stay one more
year to take advantage of next year's roster.
Speaker 4 (21:55):
And that's where I was going to my next question, John,
How should this football team, who is basically bringing almost
everybody back on both sides of the ball with a
third year starting quarterback be viewed going into next season
visa either spot in the Big Ten and then also
just college football playoff hopes.
Speaker 7 (22:15):
Well, I mean, I don't know that assuming everybody's coming
back is the right move when we are still weeks
away from the transfer portal.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
But don't you think, well, the transfer guys I've already declared.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
I mean, there's three guys that already declared, and they're
guys that probably wouldn't start next year anyway.
Speaker 7 (22:30):
I don't know. I hesitate to make any presumptions when
it comes to the portal, But let's say that that's
true and most, if not all, the key guys are
coming back. I mean, I don't know that I would
put the Huskies in the in the very top tier
with you know, Oregon, in Ohio State and Indiana. Are
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they in the next tier probably yeah. And the other
question is it is bringing all those guys back that
is that good? And what I mean by that is,
I mean I think I watched Washington's offensive line and
I think, you know what, it's not ready to compete
for Big Ten title. So is it just that those
guys need to develop one more year or do they
need to bring in new guys?
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Well, let's hope it's the former John Wilders with US
and John we mentioned this that US see. I don't
know if it was USC that sent this post out
on Twitter or somebody else, but they've basically come out
and said, yeah, we're re signing our guys. Jayden Mayavas
coming back, Wayman Jordan's coming back to Nook Hines a receiver,
and Devin Tompkins a defensive lineman. Basically the equivalent of
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a team saying, hey, these guys have all been given
new contracts for next season. Is this going to become
commonplace in college football and basketball? That would a player
reups his nil deal, teams will announce it, I would assume.
Speaker 7 (23:49):
So, I mean, do you get a lot of benefit
from announcing it? Right? You can? It helps with your
fan base. In terms of calming fears and generating it
sends a message to other folks to stop trying to poach. Yeah,
I think it's the new world. I mean, you know,
we just keep moving. Every month. It seems we're moving
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closer and closer to the professionalization of full professionalization of
college football, and this is another step. But yeah, I
mean they should just have a transaction wire.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
Yeah, totally agree, make it publicly.
Speaker 4 (24:23):
I agree, John, you've got a plan for next year's
CFP Bull Ranking show.
Speaker 2 (24:27):
What is your plan?
Speaker 7 (24:29):
Yes, because I think this thing is a big problem
and it's undermining faith in the in the whole process.
My plan is because ESPN is never going to say,
all right, we'll get rid of all the shows. But
why don't you try to compromise. If you're the CFP,
you do the first show first Tuesday November to set
the stage, generate the buzz. You take two weeks off,
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then you do the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, then you take
another Tuesday off and you do the last show. So
you're taking it from five tuesdays to two tuesdays. You
hope ESPN agrees to do it, and that gives the
committee the flexibility it needs to make to move teams
around and not box itself into a corner every week,
(25:14):
and the show is just awful for the system at large.
Speaker 3 (25:19):
Yeah, well, listen, John. Sports fans watch sports for a
lot of reasons, rooting for their favorite team. Maybe they've
got money, maybe they're gambling. Maybe they watch because they
just like to watch teams lose, and they watch for
sports hate. And I'll be watching the college football playoff
for a lot of reasons, most of which to see
(25:41):
when the Oregon Ducks fall on their asses and lose
and deny themselves yet again a national championship. And I
promise that when that happens, I will be the bigger
person on social media. I will not rubbing in whatsoever.
And also I'm lying, by the way on the air.
So where does the where does the Oregon run end?
(26:02):
James Madison the first round, Texas Tech the second round,
and either Indiana, Alabama Oklahoma in the semi before the title.
Speaker 2 (26:12):
How far does this Oregon run go?
Speaker 7 (26:14):
In your mind, John, I kind of think they might
make the championship. I think that they will have I mean,
they're gonna demolish James Madison. They will have too much
offense as good as Texas Tech defenses. I think Oregon's
got too much offense. That is like a ten point
win for the Ducks rematch against Indiana in the semis
(26:39):
Who boy, I mean, that'll be a great game. But
I think the Ducks have got a good chance. I
do not believe they can beat Georgia or Ohio State
in the championship, but I would not be surprised at all.
Speaker 8 (26:51):
If they got that far.
Speaker 7 (26:52):
I think for sure they will get to the semi finals.
They will beat Texas Tech.
Speaker 2 (26:56):
Yeah, I think you're right about that.
Speaker 4 (26:57):
I don't know if they'll beat them by ten, because
that's a pretty good defense. I think that you're right
that they'll beat them. You know, without the La bull canceled.
Now Bahamas bulls getting canceled. I mean, will all the
other bulls just be canceled here in the near future
and the only bulls that will survive are the ones
that they actually use for the playoff.
Speaker 7 (27:15):
I think part of it depends on how big the
playoff gets. We're going to know that. So there's a
new deadline January twenty third. They got to decide if
they're expanding for next year. I think If the playoff
doesn't grow beyond sixteen for a while, the bull system
will stay pretty much intact. It benefits ESPN. They get
millions of people watching these Bulls and they can't put
(27:38):
anything else on on a Tuesday night that's going to
get millions of people watching. The problem is if they
go to twenty four on the playoff, then all of
a sudden, the ball system has got big, a big problem.
So without knowing how big the Playoff's going to get,
it's hard to predict. But I think that a lot
of the games will stay intact the esp It works
(28:01):
for ESPN, and it works for the ads because they
get bonuses, and it works for the coaches because they
get bonuses. And if the Bulls could get to the
point where they pay some nil money, they would stop
the opt out situation. The system has got to evolve, yeah,
but I don't think it's going to go away.
Speaker 2 (28:18):
All right, John, before you go, You're eleven and four
on the air.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
This year, and I'm going to just out of respect
give you the choice here, all right. You can back
out and just protect your sterling record and say I'm done.
I'm going to cash out for the season, or you
can be like Ted Williams way back in nineteen forty
one and say the hell with it.
Speaker 2 (28:38):
I want to play.
Speaker 3 (28:39):
I want to play, I want to get another win,
and I want to go twelve and four on the air.
This year, you got the whole bull season, a big
week of bowl games obviously starting tomorrow. Would you like
to make a selection to add to your resume, John.
Speaker 7 (28:52):
Oh, for sure, I'll go for it. Absolutely well, you
like give me the Crimson tide. I do not see.
I cannot believe Oklahoma is going to beat them three
times in basically fourteen months, and they're also going to
be healthier than they were when they played Oklahoma yep,
a month ago. So I don't even know what that
line is.
Speaker 8 (29:11):
A half.
Speaker 7 (29:12):
I'll take Alabama.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
One and a half.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Alabama giving a point and a half on Friday. The
game's on Friday, by the way, it's amazing. It's creeping
up on US. Alabama minus a point and a half
against Oklahoma in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
All right, man, great stuff, Go get him and we're
talking a week buddy.
Speaker 7 (29:29):
Appreciate it, pal, Thanks a lot, guys, All.
Speaker 2 (29:32):
Right, John Wilner with US on the radio show.
Speaker 3 (29:34):
We're gonna break Jamie Munson, you know Jamie from Simply
Seattle dot com.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
He's gonna jump on.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Talk about a great campaign they got going raising money
for Fred hutch cancer research. And he's bearing gifts, by
the way, for us, not for you and me, but
for the audience. Next on ninety three three KJRFM.
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All right, we are back on a busy Tuesday night
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as well. The owner, the founder, the CEO, The CFO
also plays the role of the janitor, the lead designer,
and the accountant. Our friend from simply sattle dot com
Jamie Munson, Jamie, how are you pale soft?
Speaker 8 (31:01):
I'm good.
Speaker 9 (31:02):
That's a lot of pressure though, that's a lot of titles.
I'm gonna try. I can handle all of those.
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Speaker 2 (31:09):
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Speaker 3 (31:12):
I'm being challenged by the way by these guys over there.
But hey, first of all, it's great to have you
on the show. We're gonna give away a gift card
in a second here, so stay tuned for that. But
you got a heck of a thing that you're doing
again Every year you guys do this. You're simply good
campaign raising money for a great crass cause. Tell folks
so what you're doing Jamie and why you guys are
(31:32):
doing it this year?
Speaker 8 (31:34):
Yeah, we'd love to appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (31:36):
We are selling twenty five dollars hoodies on our website
right now. No one sells a hoodie for twenty five bucks.
And the cool thing is that five dollars from every
hoodie is going to Fred Hutch and the Family Assistance Fund,
which helps patients that need extra care and different things.
And so we're choked about this. We're over four thousand
hoodies sold.
Speaker 6 (31:54):
Wow.
Speaker 9 (31:55):
Again, the twenty five bucks, We've got twenty five different designs,
and five dollars from every he goes to benefit Fred
Hutch and families that need help.
Speaker 2 (32:03):
That's awesome. That's twenty grand already. That's pretty damn good. No,
that's awesome.
Speaker 4 (32:08):
You know, with all the all the team's doing well, right,
that's obviously got to help you guys coming off an
awesome Mariners run. The Dogs had a good season. Hawks
are unbelievable. How would you rank kind of your your
best sellers? Like, what team is selling the best, second best,
third best?
Speaker 8 (32:24):
Right now?
Speaker 9 (32:25):
Oh, that's a great question. The Mariners, Like that ride
was incredible. You guys know, Big dumper Cow we partnered
with cal this year and so anything col related is
crushing it. JSN Oh my goodness, what a season he's having.
Do you think he's going to beat the record?
Speaker 4 (32:40):
No, no, no, no, sorry, no.
Speaker 3 (32:43):
Hey to be But yeah, so you would say, you'd say,
right now, it's the Mariners that are number one for
you guys.
Speaker 9 (32:53):
The Mariners this fall for sure, probably Seahawks right now,
there's a lot of excitement. This game on Thursday is
going to be incredible. You know, hopefully we can beat
the Rams, lockdown the division and host a playoff game.
It's been a while. That wouldn't be incredible. So Seahawks Mariners,
believe it or not. The Sonics, the Sonics always crush
it for us. It's that nostalgia and people want the
(33:14):
team back so badly. So Sonics are strong and Huskies
are great too, especially the soccer National Championship last night.
Speaker 8 (33:22):
That was incredible.
Speaker 2 (33:23):
Yeah. Yeah, so pretty much every team that you cover
is killing It's what you're telling.
Speaker 8 (33:27):
Us the air. Every team is killing it, which is cool.
I love what their gear. They love their sports in
Seattle and it's fun.
Speaker 3 (33:36):
Well, twenty five designs, twenty five dollars each with the
hoodies and these are not just some lame hoodies by
the way, I see Jackson Smith and jigba I see
Sean kemp I see Cracking gears, cracking cracking designs as well.
On the hoodies, man, so good. Just jump on the website,
pick out a hoodie, twenty five bucks at pop and
(33:56):
five bucks of that we'll go to Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
They've already raised twenty thousand dollars over at simply Seattle
with their simply Good campaign. So be sure and jump
on the website and check it out and get that
done in time for the holidays. And always use code
KJR fifteen always for fifteen percent office simply Seattle dot com.
All right, you said you got a gift card to
(34:16):
give away, now, Dick I asked him on a text
a few minutes ago, how much do you want the
gift card to be? He says, let's pick on the air.
I was like, okay, how about how about five thousand dollars?
What are we doing here? What do you want to
give away? Because somebody needs a gift card to get
some cool gear on the website.
Speaker 2 (34:31):
Man, what do you got?
Speaker 9 (34:33):
Yeah, maybe not five thousand and one person, but let's
do five one dollars gift card? Perfect and help five
people figure out their Christmas shopping. Then you figure out
how to make it happen, and we'll we'll follow up
and we're good for it.
Speaker 2 (34:46):
I love it. Five one hundred dollars gift cards. Here's
what we'll do.
Speaker 3 (34:50):
Text in your first and last name in your email
to four nine four five one with the answer to
this question. You just heard Dick ask what the number
one selling item is and Jamie's said, anything blank related
is crushing it, and it was a player's name. He
said that at the top, anything blank related is crushing it,
and it's a player that he mentioned on the air.
(35:11):
Texting your first and last name, your email and the
name of that player, and we'll take the first five people.
Andrews with the right answer for a hundred bucks to
simply Seeattle. Hey man, listen, great stuff. You guys are
as big of the community as anybody. Love what you do,
Appreciate what you do for the radio station. Keep crushing
it over there and we'll talk down the road, buddy.
Speaker 8 (35:31):
Appreciate this, Mammy, you bet, Thank you guys.
Speaker 2 (35:35):
You bet.
Speaker 3 (35:36):
Jamie Munson simply Seattle dot com again with that simply
good hoodie campaign going on twenty five designs twenty five
bucks each, with five bucks going to Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
All right, so again the answer anything blank related is
crushing it. What's the name of that player that Jamie Munson,
I mean you basically aske him a question about what
team was killing it and he said everybody. He mentioned
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every single team. So to be Jamie must player the
first player he mentioned off the top there, texting your
first and last name, your email and that answer to
four nine, four to five to one, and we'll pick
five people for one hundred bucks to simply Seattle dot com.
We're gonna break a little fun with audio coming and
then cracking hockey Baby pregame six thirty face off at
seven with Colorado coming up on ninety three three KJRF
Now from the Star Runners Sports to us Jordan ninety
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
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The Cracking Tonight back at it, trying to get back
on the win column the Avalanche this evening pregame six thirty,
face off seven o'clock. The Boys are won seven to
one in their last nine games overall twelve twelve and
six on the season.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Husky men's soccer team winning the NCAA Championship last night
for the first time, getting a goal in overtime to
beat NC State on the road in the title game
three to two. We will hear from head coach Jamie
Clark coming.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Up this segment, and the Rams and Seahawks on Thursday
Night football. Devontae Adams not practicing today with a hamstring injury.
Sean McVay says the team will wait until quote all
the way up until game time to make a call
on his status for the game on Thursday night.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
And Patrick Mahomes underwent surgery this morning to repair his
torn ACL was also discovered he tore his LCL as well.
Rehab nine months, which projects his return date at mid September.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
And the Mariners the missing piece has finally been acquired, Ladies,
and JAD catcher Andrew Kissner has been signed to a
one year major league contract by the franchise. One quick
note in the NFL, the Jets releasing Alan Lazard today,
so if you want a wide receiver, he is available.
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Speaker 3 (01:49):
A, we're opening to look up with Jamie Clark from
the UB soccer team this segment. I just got a
text from our friend Kurt Swaboda, associate ad over at UDUB,
who says, quote, I'm trying to locate him. We just
finished our program. They moved down to the field and
are now taking photos. I think that's code for he's
pied and is looking for a sandwich by the way
(02:11):
before he comes on the air with you guys, and
I'm blaming the guy.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Whatsoever.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Man good for them first national championship in UB soccer
history with a three to two win over NC State
last night.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
But obviously and hopefully we will talk to the coach.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
John Wilder is gonna join us at five point twenty
next segment, by the way, courtesy is simply Seattle. Jamie
Munson's gonna hop on the air as well and talk
about a great fundraiser they got going for a great
cause at five point forty five tonight on the show,
a little fun with audio at six pm.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
But I mean, this game Thursday night.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
It's like you kind of wish it wasn't on a Thursday,
so you could have the entire week to talk about it. Right,
this game with the Seahawks and the Rams. You want
both teams at their best. You want both teams rested. Actually,
I'd love to be rested and have the Rams come
off three days. That'd be phenomenal. Yes, But you almost
wish this game was on a Sunday and not a Thursday,
so you have the entire freaking week to talk about it.
(03:04):
But we'll put that on hold for a second because
joining us right now on the radio show. If you
missed it, history was made in Carrie, North Carolina last
night on the back.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Side, Amen, Amen, in front.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
His latest honor for the first time in history, National champions.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
You know, he was asked, Jamie Clark was in an
interview last night, I saw this on TV. The greatest
thing about winning the first National Championship in udeb soccer history?
And he said, I think, quote the fact that I
get to go on KJR and talk about it with
my friend Softie and Dick is the greatest thing about
this title. And he joins us right now to realize
(03:59):
his dream of coming on this radio show is a
National championship. Head coach Jamie Clark is with us from
you doub right now. Coach, congratulations, how are you?
Speaker 6 (04:10):
Thank you? That was a lesser known quote, but you
guys nailed it.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Hey.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
I just want you to know I hear these postgame interviews.
I know it's being said, I am paying attention, but dude,
talk about that man that goal by Harrison BeRTOS, the
golden goal last night to wrap this thing up and
make you the first National championship soccer team and Husky
soccer history.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
What does that mean to you and your team? Man?
Speaker 6 (04:38):
I mean this is a sports city, right, shouts of
sports city. So you got to like earn your way
into you know, like to have the honor to be
around like the top dogs. And waving in the National
Championship is one of those things that's something you dream of,
something you want to do, and something that gets attention.
So it was a special night, special night for the guy,
special knight for the school, the whole thing, like, and
(05:01):
when you're doing it, you're just winning a game. And
then all of a sudden today through all the experiences
and that's why I was. I was running trambling late
today because we are part of a parade, like this
is special, so that's a fun time.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Well I was going nuts watching it on TV, watching
him run around with his shirt off. And then wait
a second, I see the official go over to the
video replay and I'm like, well, what's going on here?
So what was going through your mind after you thought
you'd won the National Championship? And then you saw it
being reviewed.
Speaker 6 (05:32):
I had run out on the field celebrated like the
old man I am. I fell down celebrating. I had
to get picked up. And as I'm getting picked up,
going a video review, and I was like, oh god,
if I if I wasted a terrible celebration on that,
like you can't do it. But no, we're terrified, like
that would have been that would have been bad news.
(05:53):
Have you celebrated we grabbed the trophy. We were celebrating
the trophy. If you had to put it back down
and try to pick up and play again, I don't
know what would have happened. So thankfully it wasn't upside.
That's what they were reviewing. And and there we were.
It was almost like we got a double celebration. We
were on away territory. I mean, Carrie, North Carolina is
five miles from MC state, so there were ninety five,
(06:15):
ten thousand, you know, empty state fans, five hundred of
our fans, and there we are just like celebrating like crazy,
and then the place goes silent, like waiting for this,
and then we get to celebrated again. So we got
two celebrations out of one win.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
No, beautiful.
Speaker 6 (06:29):
Well.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
Jamie Clark is with us again from the uw men's
soccer team won the national title last night against NC
State three to two in overtime. And Jamie, if I
would have come to you three months and eight days
ago at halftime of your game with Seattle, you.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
And I think you know where I'm going with this.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
By the way, if I want to come to you
three months and eight days ago at halftime of that
match when you're down to nothing and said, uh, you're
going to win the national title, by the way, what
would you have said to me then? And what did
you say at half time of that game that led
to you guys winning that game seven to two and
(07:05):
then nine of your next ten games, Because that seems
like the genesis for all of this.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Whatever you said at halftime of that game, it was.
Speaker 6 (07:15):
I mean, you got to believe. We know we were good,
we just didn't know how to do it at that point.
And I said, we got to break through. And you
just have those breaks. You can't you can't talk a
team into believing. They got to do something to believe,
but you have to give them belief along the way.
And that group, that group, that second half was was
(07:36):
just it started at all and we tried. We only
won one game of our first five, and so we
either said, you know, if you're going to make us
better and we're going to let learn more lessons, which
we I think we did along the way, but they're
tough lessons and they're lessons that you don't necessarily want to learn.
All the top teams were winning all their games at
that point, and they were probably sitting, you know, really
(07:57):
comfortable and happy. And then you know, I think we
were better for it. And the craziest part was we
lost our last three games for a regular season too,
so we were we were we were right on the
cusp of not making them the tournament, and you know,
we we were an at large team and uh yeah
we we We went from being an unseated team to
a national.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Champion well before those struggles in August and September, before
the season even started. Coach, did you think going into
the season that you had a team that could do
special things this year?
Speaker 6 (08:30):
As a coach, I'm I'm a I'm a I'm an optimist,
So I always think we got the guys, we got
the horses to do it. Now, obviously it's our job
to put the horse in the right places and make
him run, you know. But there, Yeah, we we had it.
We felt like we had it, but you know, we
had We had a lot of young guys who hadn't
They had played roles, but they hadn't been stars yet,
and I think that was our thing we need to do.
(08:52):
They needed to take the first half of the season
to learn how to be, you know, the top players,
to be the sort of conference first team sort of guys.
And it took him six seven games and once they
started to believe that that's who they were, then they
went to work.
Speaker 7 (09:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Well, Jamie, before you let you go, Jamie Clark again,
you dub men's soccer coach winning the national championship last
night over NC State. I don't remember a year where
the spotlight was shining brighter on the soccer program at
You dubbed both your team and the women's team for
both good reasons and unfortunate reasons. Obviously, the women's team
(09:30):
had a hell of a run themselves. But we all
know about Mia Hammont. She was on our show back
in May. We replayed our final interview with her before
the Wisconsin game with the football team. Give us a
thought if you can on what Mia Hammont meant to
the guys in your locker room.
Speaker 6 (09:47):
Man, yeah, I mean, you know, how do you how
do you take you know, in certain ways, one of
the toughest situations, you know, a group of the team faced,
our team faced. You know, it was it was you know,
it's it's tragic, it is what it is. But but
at the same time, it fueled some absolute magic and
(10:10):
a fueled chemistry. And it just shows you she was
with us. She was certainly with the women's team. I mean,
they they had one of the best seasons you can
ever imagine. They won hardware twice, right, winning the Big
Ten regular season, won the Big Ten they tournament. That
you know, she was with them and and she fueled them.
And I swear when when we went to two two
(10:30):
last night with two months left in the game, I
have never felt more at ease. Everyone's like, oh, man,
were you panicking? And I said, uh, there's something, there's
something bigger than us pushing us right now, and and
our team, you know, responded And I don't know what
it is, but I can tell you sports are an
amazing catalyst for for for bringing these these unfortunate stories
(10:51):
that bring people together and make you better than you are.
And we were, we were more than our pieces last night.
And I want to thank you know or or want
to think that it was something to do with me
along the way.
Speaker 3 (11:02):
No doubt, no doubt. All right, man, listen, great stuff.
I apologize for interrupting the celebration. I know it's going
to be a long one tonight, so enjoy it, have fun,
soak it up and we'll talk down the road. Coach, congratulations, man, coach, thanks,
thank you dog.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
You bet go dogs.
Speaker 3 (11:18):
Jamie Clark from the UW men's soccer team just won
the national championship for the first time in program history.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Very very cool. All right, we're gonna break.
Speaker 3 (11:27):
John Wilner is going to join what is going on
with a Michigan coaching search. He'll join next on ninety
three to three KJARFM.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
It's time for a weekly PAC twelve conversation with Senose
Mercury News reporter John Wilner.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
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Speaker 3 (11:58):
II, Boys and girls, we're back on it is he
busy Tuesday Night. Big thanks to Jamie Clark from the
national champion UW men's soccer team for joining us on
the radio show, but joining us right now in the
air courtesy of our friends at simply Seattle dot com.
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(12:20):
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the way, Jamie Munson from Simply Seattle will join us
next segment at five forty five talk about their Simply
Good campaign donating money to Fred hutch cancer research. He's
also got a gift cardo giveaway on the radio station
(12:42):
next segment, so stay tuned for that. Here he is
our national Champion, the Pope of the Pack, the big
ten baron our friend Johnny Wilner.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
John, how are you, man, I'm good.
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Thanks tell you guys, we're good. Thanks for being flexible man.
We appreciate that. We had to make way for Jamie Clark,
who won the national title dub last night, beating NC
State in overtime for the first ever soccer championship in
school history. So thanks for doing that, man, We appreciate
you being flexible. But hey, why don't we go back
to LA on Saturday night? How impressed should we be?
(13:14):
How impressed should Husky fans be by the Huskies annihilating
Boise State thirty eight to ten on Saturday?
Speaker 8 (13:22):
Pretty good?
Speaker 7 (13:24):
I would say, like on a scale a one to
ten and ten is just blown away impressiveness, you know,
probably like an eight ish. It was pretty good. It's
so much harder to evaluate what bulls mean these days
than it used to be. But I think, no matter
what your your standard is, came away from that thick
and day and that was really good.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Well.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
I just thought it was a great spot to have
a Bowl game, John, because so many of these Bowl
games are played at eleven o'clock Pacific time on a Tuesday.
And you had, I mean, you had picking a litter
like you had the entire sports universe. If somebody wanted
to watch sports, it was that game in prime time
on ABC on a Saturday.
Speaker 7 (14:06):
Yeah, it was interesting, you know, it was so early.
I believe that that is the earliest there has ever
been a bowl game. Yeah, they've never done it. The
day of the Army Navy game and the Heisman Trophy
and like the LA Bowl is going away. But I'll
be curious to see if that starts a trend like
(14:26):
I would think if you're Washington, you know, maybe there's
when Boise, there's some benefit of playing so soon and
then getting into your off season. I don't know, but
it's I thought the timing was really interesting.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
Well, you don't get the extra practices. Normally you get
two weeks and in this case you get one week, right,
so you're missing the workout time.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
I guess.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
I don't know how valuable Jetfish thinks that is. But
speaking of Jetfish, the questions about his future just will
not go away, right, I mean, he's still being linked
to the Michigan.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Job, and I don't know, man.
Speaker 3 (14:58):
I mean, we had Rico Beard from the Ticket in
Detroit about an hour ago, and he doesn't think they're
going to hire anybody until this investigation's over because they
don't know who's going to be doing the hiring at
Michigan this may cost Ward Manual's gigs. So what are
you hearing on the Michigan coaching search and how much
we should keep an eye on Jed Fish's candidacy.
Speaker 7 (15:19):
I think it's worth keeping an eye on. I mean,
it is really screwy. So there's a couple of you know, benchmarks.
One is the portal opens on January second. That's a
big one obviously. Second, any school that has hires a coach,
the players at that school have to wait five days
(15:40):
before they decide to enter the portal, which is also new.
Then you've got the fact that we don't know if
Ward Manual is going to do the hire, if he's
going to be the ad. And they also have an
interim president, so you know, if you've got a good job.
I know that there's a certain appeal to Michigan, but
you also want to know what the ORC chart looks
(16:03):
like now the Fish situation. Also, you know there's a
next another layer to it. If I'm Michigan, I don't
want to have anything to do with anybody who feel
what was a Jim Harbaugh era. You know, employee, you
need you need to start fresh. But the question with
(16:24):
Fish is it was so long ago, and he was
only there for what two seasons would Fish like When
people think about Jed Fish who worked for Jim Harbaugh.
I don't know that you make that the connection is
as strong with Fish as it would be for somebody
who worked with Harbaugh this decade while they had all
(16:45):
the scandals. But they certainly have got to consider that
Fish did work for Michigan during the Harbaugh era, and
I don't know how they'll kind of come down on
that piece.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
Who do you think the best fit is there? John,
if you just had pick.
Speaker 7 (16:58):
Of the litter, well, I think they need for sure,
they need an offensive coach because they have got to
develop Brice Underwood. I am sure he will be coming back.
I would imagine that it's part of his NIL deal,
But you know you got to show him that next
season he's gonna They're gonna develop him.
Speaker 8 (17:19):
So that's a big thing.
Speaker 7 (17:20):
Gonna have hired offensive coach. They got to modernize on
that side of the ball. I mean, I think Kalin
de bois in a lot of ways Kaylen de bores
the ideal Vicky. He's from the Upper Midwest, Michigan was
his dream job. But the question is if Alabama loses.
Is it possible he would leave if they losed Oklahoma?
(17:41):
I don't know right, but he would be a top
my list for sure. The guy they should have hired
but he's not available is Matt Campbell, who did a
great job at Iowa State and now is at Penn State.
If Michigan had done this, you know, a week earlier,
they could have gotten Matt Campbell.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Did you hear Dillingham's response today to the mission?
Speaker 7 (18:00):
I did so. I actually do not think billing him.
If I'm Michigan, certainly I would make that call. But
if I don't think billing him wants to leave ASU.
I think he's trying to negotiate for more Anile money,
more money for his staff, and more money for operations
to try to compete with Texas Tech.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
Well, let me let me just ask you the question
I think I asked you a week ago, and that
what Dick and I have been talking about. How far
down the list do you think that Michigan is going
to have to go before they would offer the job
the Jetfish?
Speaker 8 (18:31):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (18:32):
Three or four guys say no?
Speaker 8 (18:33):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (18:33):
Ten guys say no?
Speaker 7 (18:34):
Is it?
Speaker 3 (18:35):
Two guys say no? How far because we had Rico
beard on and Dick. What was the line he used
about Jetfish at Michigan.
Speaker 4 (18:41):
He said he'd go once they got to jet Fish,
their search would be over it exactly because would they
believe he would just say yes.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
It was like the backup proper, the backup prompts, Yes,
the backup prom date at Michigan that you know, uh,
worse comes to worse. Break glass here and Jetfish would
be the next coach. But how far down a list
did they have to go before they break the glass?
Speaker 8 (19:04):
Five or six candidates?
Speaker 7 (19:06):
I don't think he would be a top if you're
thinking about it from the standpoint of Michigan fans. I mean,
they just beat Washington badly, and Michigan fans also know
Washington lost to Wisconsin right and lost four games, didn't
beat Ohio State. You know, I think that there's gonna
be he's My guess is he's a top the second tier.
(19:27):
Now if you're Michigan though, and you got I mean,
that's a top five job nationally, maybe a top three
job nationally. So I think that they'll they will go
take a swing at some heavy hitters. Maybe there's somebody
in the NFL that we don't know about a coordinator
that would look good. But I would say I would
(19:47):
put Fish number one on the second tier.
Speaker 4 (19:51):
So just to clarify, John, do you think Caylan was
ever offered the job or do you think Kaylan just
sees it as like, ah, that's just too much uncertainty
right now to get out ahead of it and just
and just say, you know, I'm not going anywhere.
Speaker 7 (20:05):
I would think that Michigan's people have had some conversations
with debort with with Jimmy Sexton put it that way.
I wouldn't be surprised at all about that. Now. I
don't know for sure, you know, the dubor he says
he's committed. But if they if Oklahoma beats them twenty
eight to ten and Alabama fans are up in arms, right,
(20:26):
you know, maybe he leaves. But then again, maybe he's
not as attractive to Michigan at that point. I don't know.
Speaker 3 (20:32):
Yeah, Well, John Wilners was us. And just one more
on the Jed Michigan thing. I think the concern that
some Husky fans would have is that if Jedfish takes off,
he would bring Demon Williams with him, because of Bryce
Underwood being on the Michigan roster. Is that the case?
Because John, here's my question about this man. I don't
know how long Bryce Underwood's contract is with Michigan.
Speaker 2 (20:53):
Hell USC just announced.
Speaker 3 (20:55):
They're going to resign three players to new deals, new
nil deals to stay at the Trojans. So maybe Bryce Underwood,
who came to Michigan to play for Sharad Moore, I guess,
would leave, and maybe he goes somewhere else, and maybe
Jed brings Demon Williams with them. I mean, can we
can we kind of, you know, say no to any
possibility when it comes to these quarterbacks. And how concerned
(21:17):
should Husky fans be that he would take dem On
with him if he goes.
Speaker 7 (21:21):
I think Soutter would stand at Michigan. He's getting paid
too much money by Michigan people, and he's from I
believe he's from Michigan, So I think that I would.
If I was a Washington fan, I would not be
too worried about that. But I'll tell you the other thing.
If I'm a Washington fan and Jedfish leaves, I'm not
(21:42):
gonna sweat it because all Washington's gotta do is hire
Jason Eck from New Mexico and everything will be fine.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
H I love it, love it.
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Yeah, I just want they got to stay one more
year to take advantage of next year's roster.
Speaker 4 (21:55):
And that's where I was going to my next question, John,
How should this football team, who is basically bringing almost
everybody back on both sides of the ball with a
third year starting quarterback be viewed going into next season
visa either spot in the Big Ten and then also
just college football playoff hopes.
Speaker 7 (22:15):
Well, I mean, I don't know that assuming everybody's coming
back is the right move when we are still weeks
away from the transfer portal.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
But don't you think, well, the transfer guys I've already declared.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
I mean, there's three guys that already declared, and they're
guys that probably wouldn't start next year anyway.
Speaker 7 (22:30):
I don't know. I hesitate to make any presumptions when
it comes to the portal, But let's say that that's
true and most, if not all, the key guys are
coming back. I mean, I don't know that I would
put the Huskies in the in the very top tier
with you know, Oregon, in Ohio State and Indiana. Are
(22:52):
they in the next tier probably yeah. And the other
question is it is bringing all those guys back that
is that good? And what I mean by that is,
I mean I think I watched Washington's offensive line and
I think, you know what, it's not ready to compete
for Big Ten title. So is it just that those
guys need to develop one more year or do they
need to bring in new guys?
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Well, let's hope it's the former John Wilders with US
and John we mentioned this that US see. I don't
know if it was USC that sent this post out
on Twitter or somebody else, but they've basically come out
and said, yeah, we're re signing our guys. Jayden Mayavas
coming back, Wayman Jordan's coming back to Nook Hines a receiver,
and Devin Tompkins a defensive lineman. Basically the equivalent of
(23:35):
a team saying, hey, these guys have all been given
new contracts for next season. Is this going to become
commonplace in college football and basketball? That would a player
reups his nil deal, teams will announce it, I would assume.
Speaker 7 (23:49):
So, I mean, do you get a lot of benefit
from announcing it? Right? You can? It helps with your
fan base. In terms of calming fears and generating it
sends a message to other folks to stop trying to poach. Yeah,
I think it's the new world. I mean, you know,
we just keep moving. Every month. It seems we're moving
(24:11):
closer and closer to the professionalization of full professionalization of
college football, and this is another step. But yeah, I
mean they should just have a transaction wire.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
Yeah, totally agree, make it publicly.
Speaker 4 (24:23):
I agree, John, you've got a plan for next year's
CFP Bull Ranking show.
Speaker 2 (24:27):
What is your plan?
Speaker 7 (24:29):
Yes, because I think this thing is a big problem
and it's undermining faith in the in the whole process.
My plan is because ESPN is never going to say,
all right, we'll get rid of all the shows. But
why don't you try to compromise. If you're the CFP,
you do the first show first Tuesday November to set
the stage, generate the buzz. You take two weeks off,
(24:51):
then you do the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, then you take
another Tuesday off and you do the last show. So
you're taking it from five tuesdays to two tuesdays. You
hope ESPN agrees to do it, and that gives the
committee the flexibility it needs to make to move teams
around and not box itself into a corner every week,
(25:14):
and the show is just awful for the system at large.
Speaker 3 (25:19):
Yeah, well, listen, John. Sports fans watch sports for a
lot of reasons, rooting for their favorite team. Maybe they've
got money, maybe they're gambling. Maybe they watch because they
just like to watch teams lose, and they watch for
sports hate. And I'll be watching the college football playoff
for a lot of reasons, most of which to see
(25:41):
when the Oregon Ducks fall on their asses and lose
and deny themselves yet again a national championship. And I
promise that when that happens, I will be the bigger
person on social media. I will not rubbing in whatsoever.
And also I'm lying, by the way on the air.
So where does the where does the Oregon run end?
(26:02):
James Madison the first round, Texas Tech the second round,
and either Indiana, Alabama Oklahoma in the semi before the title.
Speaker 2 (26:12):
How far does this Oregon run go?
Speaker 7 (26:14):
In your mind, John, I kind of think they might
make the championship. I think that they will have I mean,
they're gonna demolish James Madison. They will have too much
offense as good as Texas Tech defenses. I think Oregon's
got too much offense. That is like a ten point
win for the Ducks rematch against Indiana in the semis
(26:39):
Who boy, I mean, that'll be a great game. But
I think the Ducks have got a good chance. I
do not believe they can beat Georgia or Ohio State
in the championship, but I would not be surprised at all.
Speaker 8 (26:51):
If they got that far.
Speaker 7 (26:52):
I think for sure they will get to the semi finals.
They will beat Texas Tech.
Speaker 2 (26:56):
Yeah, I think you're right about that.
Speaker 4 (26:57):
I don't know if they'll beat them by ten, because
that's a pretty good defense. I think that you're right
that they'll beat them. You know, without the La bull canceled.
Now Bahamas bulls getting canceled. I mean, will all the
other bulls just be canceled here in the near future
and the only bulls that will survive are the ones
that they actually use for the playoff.
Speaker 7 (27:15):
I think part of it depends on how big the
playoff gets. We're going to know that. So there's a
new deadline January twenty third. They got to decide if
they're expanding for next year. I think If the playoff
doesn't grow beyond sixteen for a while, the bull system
will stay pretty much intact. It benefits ESPN. They get
millions of people watching these Bulls and they can't put
(27:38):
anything else on on a Tuesday night that's going to
get millions of people watching. The problem is if they
go to twenty four on the playoff, then all of
a sudden, the ball system has got big, a big problem.
So without knowing how big the Playoff's going to get,
it's hard to predict. But I think that a lot
of the games will stay intact the esp It works
(28:01):
for ESPN, and it works for the ads because they
get bonuses, and it works for the coaches because they
get bonuses. And if the Bulls could get to the
point where they pay some nil money, they would stop
the opt out situation. The system has got to evolve, yeah,
but I don't think it's going to go away.
Speaker 2 (28:18):
All right, John, before you go, You're eleven and four
on the air.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
This year, and I'm going to just out of respect
give you the choice here, all right. You can back
out and just protect your sterling record and say I'm done.
I'm going to cash out for the season, or you
can be like Ted Williams way back in nineteen forty
one and say the hell with it.
Speaker 2 (28:38):
I want to play.
Speaker 3 (28:39):
I want to play, I want to get another win,
and I want to go twelve and four on the air.
This year, you got the whole bull season, a big
week of bowl games obviously starting tomorrow. Would you like
to make a selection to add to your resume, John.
Speaker 7 (28:52):
Oh, for sure, I'll go for it. Absolutely well, you
like give me the Crimson tide. I do not see.
I cannot believe Oklahoma is going to beat them three
times in basically fourteen months, and they're also going to
be healthier than they were when they played Oklahoma yep,
a month ago. So I don't even know what that
line is.
Speaker 8 (29:11):
A half.
Speaker 7 (29:12):
I'll take Alabama.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
One and a half.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Alabama giving a point and a half on Friday. The
game's on Friday, by the way, it's amazing. It's creeping
up on US. Alabama minus a point and a half
against Oklahoma in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
All right, man, great stuff, Go get him and we're
talking a week buddy.
Speaker 7 (29:29):
Appreciate it, pal, Thanks a lot, guys, All.
Speaker 2 (29:32):
Right, John Wilner with US on the radio show.
Speaker 3 (29:34):
We're gonna break Jamie Munson, you know Jamie from Simply
Seattle dot com.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
He's gonna jump on.
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Talk about a great campaign they got going raising money
for Fred hutch cancer research. And he's bearing gifts, by
the way, for us, not for you and me, but
for the audience. Next on ninety three three KJRFM.
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Speaker 3 (30:10):
All right, we are back on a busy Tuesday night
right here on ninety three three KJR FM.
Speaker 2 (30:14):
So Christmas Day a week from tomorrow?
Speaker 7 (30:17):
Can you believe that?
Speaker 3 (30:17):
By the way, if you need to bang out your
holiday shopping, go to simply Sattle dot com. Whether it's
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KJR fifteen. Dick, that's KJR fifteen. Did I say KJR fifteen.
It's KJR fifteen. Always KJR fifteen. I forgot what for
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(30:42):
dot com. Here he is joining us right now on
the radio show. He's coming bearing gifts for the audience
as well. The owner, the founder, the CEO, The CFO
also plays the role of the janitor, the lead designer,
and the accountant. Our friend from simply sattle dot com
Jamie Munson, Jamie, how are you pale soft?
Speaker 8 (31:01):
I'm good.
Speaker 9 (31:02):
That's a lot of pressure though, that's a lot of titles.
I'm gonna try. I can handle all of those.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
Oh hey, did I mention kJ R fifteen for fifteen
percent off anything?
Speaker 2 (31:09):
It's whyeattle dot com.
Speaker 3 (31:12):
I'm being challenged by the way by these guys over there.
But hey, first of all, it's great to have you
on the show. We're gonna give away a gift card
in a second here, so stay tuned for that. But
you got a heck of a thing that you're doing
again Every year you guys do this. You're simply good
campaign raising money for a great crass cause. Tell folks
so what you're doing Jamie and why you guys are
(31:32):
doing it this year?
Speaker 8 (31:34):
Yeah, we'd love to appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (31:36):
We are selling twenty five dollars hoodies on our website
right now. No one sells a hoodie for twenty five bucks.
And the cool thing is that five dollars from every
hoodie is going to Fred Hutch and the Family Assistance Fund,
which helps patients that need extra care and different things.
And so we're choked about this. We're over four thousand
hoodies sold.
Speaker 6 (31:54):
Wow.
Speaker 9 (31:55):
Again, the twenty five bucks, We've got twenty five different designs,
and five dollars from every he goes to benefit Fred
Hutch and families that need help.
Speaker 2 (32:03):
That's awesome. That's twenty grand already. That's pretty damn good. No,
that's awesome.
Speaker 4 (32:08):
You know, with all the all the team's doing well, right,
that's obviously got to help you guys coming off an
awesome Mariners run. The Dogs had a good season. Hawks
are unbelievable. How would you rank kind of your your
best sellers? Like, what team is selling the best, second best,
third best?
Speaker 8 (32:24):
Right now?
Speaker 9 (32:25):
Oh, that's a great question. The Mariners, Like that ride
was incredible. You guys know, Big dumper Cow we partnered
with cal this year and so anything col related is
crushing it. JSN Oh my goodness, what a season he's having.
Do you think he's going to beat the record?
Speaker 4 (32:40):
No, no, no, no, sorry, no.
Speaker 3 (32:43):
Hey to be But yeah, so you would say, you'd say,
right now, it's the Mariners that are number one for
you guys.
Speaker 9 (32:53):
The Mariners this fall for sure, probably Seahawks right now,
there's a lot of excitement. This game on Thursday is
going to be incredible. You know, hopefully we can beat
the Rams, lockdown the division and host a playoff game.
It's been a while. That wouldn't be incredible. So Seahawks Mariners,
believe it or not. The Sonics, the Sonics always crush
it for us. It's that nostalgia and people want the
(33:14):
team back so badly. So Sonics are strong and Huskies
are great too, especially the soccer National Championship last night.
Speaker 8 (33:22):
That was incredible.
Speaker 2 (33:23):
Yeah. Yeah, so pretty much every team that you cover
is killing It's what you're telling.
Speaker 8 (33:27):
Us the air. Every team is killing it, which is cool.
I love what their gear. They love their sports in
Seattle and it's fun.
Speaker 3 (33:36):
Well, twenty five designs, twenty five dollars each with the
hoodies and these are not just some lame hoodies by
the way, I see Jackson Smith and jigba I see
Sean kemp I see Cracking gears, cracking cracking designs as well.
On the hoodies, man, so good. Just jump on the website,
pick out a hoodie, twenty five bucks at pop and
(33:56):
five bucks of that we'll go to Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
They've already raised twenty thousand dollars over at simply Seattle
with their simply Good campaign. So be sure and jump
on the website and check it out and get that
done in time for the holidays. And always use code
KJR fifteen always for fifteen percent office simply Seattle dot com.
All right, you said you got a gift card to
(34:16):
give away, now, Dick I asked him on a text
a few minutes ago, how much do you want the
gift card to be? He says, let's pick on the air.
I was like, okay, how about how about five thousand dollars?
What are we doing here? What do you want to
give away? Because somebody needs a gift card to get
some cool gear on the website.
Speaker 2 (34:31):
Man, what do you got?
Speaker 9 (34:33):
Yeah, maybe not five thousand and one person, but let's
do five one dollars gift card? Perfect and help five
people figure out their Christmas shopping. Then you figure out
how to make it happen, and we'll we'll follow up
and we're good for it.
Speaker 2 (34:46):
I love it. Five one hundred dollars gift cards. Here's
what we'll do.
Speaker 3 (34:50):
Text in your first and last name in your email
to four nine four five one with the answer to
this question. You just heard Dick ask what the number
one selling item is and Jamie's said, anything blank related
is crushing it, and it was a player's name. He
said that at the top, anything blank related is crushing it,
and it's a player that he mentioned on the air.
(35:11):
Texting your first and last name, your email and the
name of that player, and we'll take the first five people.
Andrews with the right answer for a hundred bucks to
simply Seeattle. Hey man, listen, great stuff. You guys are
as big of the community as anybody. Love what you do,
Appreciate what you do for the radio station. Keep crushing
it over there and we'll talk down the road, buddy.
Speaker 8 (35:31):
Appreciate this, Mammy, you bet, Thank you guys.
Speaker 2 (35:35):
You bet.
Speaker 3 (35:36):
Jamie Munson simply Seattle dot com again with that simply
good hoodie campaign going on twenty five designs twenty five
bucks each, with five bucks going to Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
All right, so again the answer anything blank related is
crushing it. What's the name of that player that Jamie Munson,
I mean you basically aske him a question about what
team was killing it and he said everybody. He mentioned
(35:57):
every single team. So to be Jamie must player the
first player he mentioned off the top there, texting your
first and last name, your email and that answer to
four nine, four to five to one, and we'll pick
five people for one hundred bucks to simply Seattle dot com.
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